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  1. YOU CAN NOT DO THIS TO A FAT MAN!!!
    13 points
  2. ...or he can just transfer to Syracuse. They'll give you 39 minutes a game to work on improving your game.
    8 points
  3. Neebrasketball

    BTN Sign Ideas?

    It's been in storage for 4 years...but the sign is heading to Lincoln tonight! My son, who is now 13, is going for probably the final time this year so it is time!
    7 points
  4. Probably the best thing about this thread is that... after about page 3-4, someone could hit the "previous" button and read the same thing they would read if they hit the "next."
    6 points
  5. I concur! Although I prefer calorically gifted.
    5 points
  6. They think our conference schedule is easy? Check out Ohio States... they have not played one team that is ahead of them in the standings right now. I mean how much easier can it get?
    4 points
  7. i still want to think that the committee's going to give us credit for the full strength win versus Minny in December. Rasmussen will be on top of that one, I think. But maybe I'm just guzzling far too much kool aid this week. I can't help it. It's delicious!
    4 points
  8. https://sports.yahoo.com/forde-minutes-biggest-surprises-college-basketball-season-053906894.html FIVE QUESTIONS WITH A COACH The Minutes caught up with Tim Miles (37) of Nebraska this week and got his thoughts on five pressing topics. Q: What has been the response to your team’s “Hate Will Never Win” statement over the weekend? A: We’ve had a massive outpouring of support and acceptance that our guys decided to stand out and stand up for something. I’m very proud of them for doing that. … This isn’t a political message. This is, “Let’s take a stand against racism, prejudice and hate.” Q: What does it feel like to be 19-8 overall, 10-4 and in fourth place in the Big Ten, and yet very much on the NCAA bubble? A: We caught a tough break with our schedule. Most of our Quadrant 1 games were on the road and against high-level Quadrant 1 teams (losses to Michigan State, Creighton, Purdue and Ohio State). When we beat Minnesota (Dec. 5), they were a Top 15 team with Reggie Lynch and Amir Coffey (since out). Now we don’t get much credit for that win. All we can do is keep winning and take care of our bid ourselves. You can’t go fanatical about something that has nothing to do with you. Q. After three straight losing seasons and heavy player turnover, how have you righted the ship this year? A. We have talent. Last year we had three guys sitting out who are now starters. We had some guys leave and it created quite a stir, but at the same time it galvanized the guys who stayed. I think it made them more committed to Nebraska and to their coach and to each other. Q. You’ve stopped the in-game tweets but now are regularly tweeting pictures of your dog. What’s up with that transition? A. When your career’s looking down the wrong end of the barrel, you need somebody with you. My wife and kids are with me, but there’s nothing better than Sammy, my yellow lab. When I’m watching tape at night, he’s right there with me, with his wet nose. It’s gross, but it’s adorable in its own way. Q. You went from the low of a blowout loss for your beloved Minnesota Vikings to the high of a Twitter conversation with Rob Riggle. Walk us through those emotions. A. The Vikings thing was, ‘This cannot be happening again.’ I went through it all again: the Raiders, Jack Tatum, Fred Biletnikoff, beating us in the Super Bowl; total hatred for [Dallas receiver] Drew Pearson pushing off and not being called for it in Met Stadium; it brought back a flood of devastating feelings. But then we’re in Minneapolis at the hotel and I find Rob Riggle’s hanging bag in my room (two days after the Super Bowl) … and I decided to tweet the picture to him. I think it’s pretty cool that he tweeted back.
    4 points
  9. The only concern that I would have is that we were not playing like we are now back in November and December. It really took us until the middle of December to find a little groove and then by January we really got the ball rolling. A tougher game or two in the Non-Con may have been nice, but a few losses to better RPI teams might have threw this season in an entirely different direction. Just a thought.
    4 points
  10. @Cookie Miller Wasn't Dirty I still don't think Gottlieb has apologized
    3 points
  11. Bugeaters1

    BIG 10 Satndings.

    Indy only plays 7 players and Buss plays the whole game. It will be fun to see how coach Amy game plays Indy. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
    3 points
  12. And make the NIT!
    3 points
  13. I would think they would take the dance. A nice run in the NIT is possible, but you also have the possibility of going one and done there as well. The dance gives you the same amount of practice, more confidence, and better competition.
    3 points
  14. The point is that is that you're complaining about something we do literally every year because this year it might be an issue.
    3 points
  15. Cazzie22

    WNIT vs. The Dance

    Wisconsin had a week to prepare and presented us some difficult matchups. Winning 2 of the last 4 should keep us in the Top 4 of the conference. NCAA should be forthcoming with a good finish.
    2 points
  16. St. Bonaventure has wins over Maryland on a neutral court in overtime, at Syracuse and at home against UMass. No other major wins. They’ve lost to Niagra, TCU, Dayton, Saint Joseph’s, Rhode Island and Davidson. Their other wins are over Jackson St., Md.-East. Shore, Siena, Buffalo, Canisius, Yale, Vermont, Northeastrn, Fordham, Saint Joseph’s, George Washington, George Mason, Duquesne, Saint Louis and Richmond. And these dudes are ahead of us in the RPI?! I call foul!!
    2 points
  17. Too much math. Too much precision. Too much sophistication. Committee members vote, and each member’s vote is based on his/her own priorities and values and biases. There is no monolithic Committee position on anything, other than on the broadest of generalities. Predicting is fun and creates discussion and interest. But predictions are based on assumptions that are often faulty. Here’s to enjoying the ride and to hoping that tonight’s result enhances, rather than detracts from, Nebrasketball’s chances.
    2 points
  18. Again, Husker stuff from a professional handicapper's (Dave Malinsky--frequent guest on Sirius Radio's VSIN Network) perspective at SBR.com If the unseemly sports betting leaves a sour taste for you Cotton Mathers types out there, stay for some of the analysis. It is curious to me that some folks, who ostensibly would be in a position to evaluate things with an analytical eye, keep backing up the wagon to play AGAINST Nebraska. I assume the oppo money would be based on much more than just the relatively weak perception of Nebraska's basketball program over the years. In the Sights, Tuesday NCAA… I have gone to the well with Nebraska about as much as any team in a single-season in recent memory, and the Cornhuskers have both been lead topics and an almost constant part of the discussion threads on every one of their recent game days. I was mystified for weeks at why there was money against Tim Miles and his team in just about every Big 10 game, some of the moves substantial, and have just kept riding them out. The current trading is allowing for -1.5 to be put into pocket against Maryland, and that means yet one more time behind #524 Nebraska (7:00 Eastern). The Cornhuskers have simply been better than the Terrapins, and now that we are deep into the conference schedule, using the Big 10 only base count tells a tale: Net PPP 100 Maryland -2.4 Nebraska +5.4 Yet tonight’s line is below where the home court advantage would project, despite the fact that Nebraska is also positioned to play well – this is only the third game in 15 days, and sandwiched between Rutgers and Illinois there is nothing preventing a team building in confidence from having their full focus on Maryland. The Terrapins have managed to gut out a 6-8 in league play despite being short-handed, but I believe that takes a toll down the stretch – Anthony Cowan has played 547 of a possible 565 minutes in Big 10 games, and for Kevin Huerter it has been 499 and Darryl Morsell 472. They have lost their last six Big 10 road trips, and in what is becoming an electric atmosphere in Lincoln they could play well tonight and still lose by a couple of baskets.
    2 points
  19. hskr4life

    #1 Seed in the NIT

    One and Done any day of the week and twice on Sunday's. While winning the NIT would be nice... winning a tournament of "failed to qualifies" doesn't do a whole lot for me personally. It's like winning a bowl game. While it's nice, the Gator Bowl or Outback Bowl or whatever isn't like winning a playoff game or national championship. The only thing it does for me is give me a few extra opportunities to watch the Huskers play.
    2 points
  20. Bugeaters1

    #1 Seed in the NIT

    I'll kiss ur sister Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
    2 points
  21. Our conference schedule is only easy because we don't play ourselves!
    2 points
  22. By the way, don't look now but that UCF loss is headed in the direction of a quadrant 1 loss instead of a quadrant 2 loss. They picked up a road win at Memphis on Sunday and have jumped into the top 60 in the NCAA rpi. They could really do us a solid by beating Wichita State at home on March 1. Not too solid, though. Don't want them jumping over us.
    2 points
  23. I disagree with your 1st bullet point. Here is why... You need to take into account conference record once it gets past 12 wins. There in no way in hell they keep out a 14-4 Big 10 team. I understand that conference record is not something the committee holds in a high standard. When looking at the 20 or so teams on the bubble that 14-4 is going to stick out like a soar thumb! 50/50 no way is that the odds at that point. Odds are more like 95/5... 50/50 is if we go 3-1 I keep laughing at all these comparisons to 2012 Washington, and 2012 Arizona and 2013 Georgia. Washington - 14-4 in a PAC-12 conference that had two teams make it to the tournament that year (California and Colorado). The highest RPI in the PAC 12 conference that year was California at 45. Their out of conference record was 7-5 that year and final regular season win total was 21-9. Their RPI was 54. The proceeded to lose in the first round to a 20-15 Oregon State team that finished the season 132nd in RPI. Their highest RPI victory that year was against Oregon at 52. Best win of the year was @Arizona at RPI 79. They did finish the season losing back to back to RPI 123 and 132. That is two tier 3 losses in a row with a 21-10 record Comparison - This resume is the closest our current season that I have seen. Washington seems to be everyone's go to excuse as to why us winning out the remainder of our games still doesn't get us in. Well... here is the difference... If we finish the season at 14-4 we will be on a 9 game winning streak, and our tournament opponent will not be 132 in the RPI. Our RPI will be in the high 30's low 40's going into the tournament. Not to mention our record would be 23-8. 14-4 is an almost guarantee to get us into the tournament. I will put my money where my mouth is too. That is how confident in my theory here!
    2 points
  24. Right now I like what it says at the bottom of the red part: "Status: What's good to eat in Dayton?"
    2 points
  25. I know there are disagreements on here but I definitely think this is too optimistic of a view. - Win the next 4, but lose in the 4/5 game, and we are 50/50 in the tournament... right on the cut line. Win that 4/5 game and we're safely in. - Go 3-1, and we definitely need to win that 4/5 game because our RPI will be in the 50s and we will likely have 0 tier 1 wins. - Go 2-2, probably need to get to the finals.
    2 points
  26. Always good to see Texas lose. Delaware State. You're useless.
    2 points
  27. It's a good thing Palmer still has 13 more games to get 43 FT makes this season!
    2 points
  28. whoopdeedoo

    BIG 10 Satndings.

    yep. with purdue's remaining schedule, i just didn't see them contending for one of the remaining spots regarding the double bye----and, i actually thought the hoosier game would be a 'w' for the boilermakers. after watching that game, i feel a little more confident that the huskers can pull out a 'w' in bloomington. would be so sweet to pull out 2 wins out of the 3 road games left.
    2 points
  29. hhcmatt

    Maryland

    Overall it went better than I thought it might.
    2 points
  30. We do schedule in a few turds just because we want a couple of wins or because that's all we can schedule. However I do know that we try and figure out which teams are going to win a lot of games in their conference so that we can game the RPI. Sometimes teams like Eastern Illinois have injuries and end up tanking which seems more reliable than just checking what teams were ranked the year before. As far as sub 300 games go..... 2014 http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2014/schedule/Nebraska 19 wins, RPI 53 4-8 vs Top 50 (AKA future Q1), SOS 30 2018 http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2018/schedule/Nebraska Thus far - 19 wins, RPI 54, 0-6 vs Q1, SOS 94 Our big problem isn't Delaware St...it's that we lost to UCF which put Long Beach St and Marist on the schedule....which wouldn't have been a huge problem if the B1G was up....which wouldn't have been as bad if Wisconsin and Minnesota hadn't fallen off a cliff. Delaware St and Stetson are hurting our RPI but it's not the main issue because the big thing missing on our resume is lack of wins against good teams, not a slight bump in the RPI. We needed to replace Delaware St with a top quad 1 game, not a game vs some mid-major. One thing I do see with our schedule is that we didn't exactly beat the pants off of Stetson nor Delaware St. While these are a couple of sub 300 wins it occurs to me that they sure aren't sub 200 loses like we've had in seasons prior.
    2 points
  31. AP Poll / Coaches Poll ACC: 4 / 4 Big 12: 4 / 4 Big Ten: 4 / 4 SEC: 3 / 2 AAC: 2 / 2 Big East: 2 / 3 Pac-12: 2 / 2 WCC: 2 / 2 A-10: 1 / 1 MWC: 1 / 1 As you can see, the Big Ten is down this year.
    2 points
  32. I don't want to see a single team on next year's schedule that had an RPI of worse than 300 in 2017-2018. The difference between 200-299 teams and 300-360ish teams is significant toward RPI, but not a big difference toward win probability (e.g. 98% versus 95%). This is important.
    2 points
  33. In regards to Palmer, I think he needs to simplify his stroke just a little. He can become a little better outside shooter IMO by doing so. This will tell the tale on his NBA success or lack thereof.
    2 points
  34. I don't think I'll ever have the sense of arrogant entitlement and sanctimonious superiority to know what it would feel like to be a Creighton fan.
    2 points
  35. Being purely objective: 72-52.
    2 points
  36. This B1G 10 is down stuff needs to stop. How is Penn State not listed here? They have Ohio State, @Purdue, Michigan and @Nebraska still left on their schedule. They are 18-9! Ummmm they still have a shot to get in, and they may be the scariest team to play right now! 3-1 with those 4 games, with a win in the BIG tournament gets them in without a doubt. Could be the only team in the B1G 10 getting less love than us. That means they are playing with a chip on their shoulders as well
    1 point
  37. Can we just pretend we never played them? I mean, that stuff sounds like how Rivals' football recruiting rankings would downgrade your recruiting class if you ADDED a 2-star kicker and nothing else changed. I don't know if Rivals' system still works that way or not, but it's dumb if it does. You shouldn't be downgrading by ADDING a player no matter what his star raking is. He's an add. Period. Same with RPI. Our RPI shouldn't be better if we hadn't played a game that we won. A double-digit scoring margin win should never hurt you. Maybe it shouldn't help you, but it certainly shouldn't hurt you. Your RPI should not be less because you whooped a bad team. #SystemIsBroke
    1 point
  38. it looks like the total number of bracket predictions has changed...now it's 105?
    1 point
  39. If Copeland and Palmer stick around for their senior years, we'd have a chance to snag a couple of transfers at the end of this season who could come in and be eligible the year after Copeland and Palmer would exhaust their eligibility. If we lose either Copeland or Palmer at the end of this season, it would decimate our roster with no real opportunity to find their replacements for next year. If this group reaches the Sweet 16 this year, then, by all means, go pro. If they don't, there's still something to prove AND next year could be really, really special.
    1 point
  40. Good. (That's all I got.)
    1 point
  41. Both teams have three more ranked teams to play. This is one of those situations where a win by Baylor tonight and a fallout by both teams at the end will knock both of them out. Easily one of those scenarios where it would've been much more clear who to root for in hindsight.
    1 point
  42. 49r

    Free Throws/ Runzas

    Ah, got it! I'm a dumbass. Carry on!
    1 point
  43. Where is Andrew I prefer a zone to working on my defense White?
    1 point
  44. mwm89

    WNIT vs. The Dance

    I hope we finish strong enough to make it to the dance. Even where we are at in the standings as of now, that would be a great accomplishment. Tied for 2nd, but considered on the outside looking in as far as the tourney. Tough row to hoe at this point, only PSU at home. GBR!!!
    1 point
  45. hhcmatt

    Maryland

    Props to @Nebrasketball1979 and @49r on tracking down the bulletin board material
    1 point
  46. Stating something we should do or not do in the future is not a complaint. I didn't criticize anyone for playing them, although it is destroying the RPI. You should learn from things all the time. It is similar to learning from our horrible 3 point defense last year and adjusting. We can learn from this and adjust too Just because you have been doing something doesn't mean you should continue to do it. Not really that complicated. Have you taken a gander at the records in that league? There is one team with a 13-10 record and the rest losing records. We should not be partaking in that if at all possible as long as the committee uses metrics that hurt you for it.
    1 point
  47. Nebrasketball1979

    Receiving Votes

    There are five sportswriters that understand good basketball when they see it. We are listed on the following AP ballots: John Feinstein - 20th (6 points) Terry Hutchens 21st (5 points) Jon Rothstein - 24th (2 points) Matt McCoy - 25th (1 point) Scott Mansch - 25th (1 point) So, I guess send these guys early Christmas cards!!! For what its worth, the local sportswriter for Creighton Jon Nywatawa does not list us on his ballot. Also, I'd like to petition that we make John Feinstein's ballot the official poll of HHC. So, I'm expecting to see the game thread tomorrow show #20 Nebraska (19-8 ) vs. Maryland (17-10)!!
    1 point
  48. So, "They" think there's a better chance that we lose out than that we win out? With 3 out of 4 remaining games at home and the only road game against a team at the bottom of league standings? Tells me the computers still believe they were right about us at the outset of the season and that we've been overachieving this whole time. The computers are wrong. One thing that concerns me is our expected RPI if we lose even one game. Puts us lower than where we are today. But winning out puts us squarely on the right side of the bubble.
    1 point
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